Gender differences in suicide attempts: preliminary results of the multisite intervention study on suicidal behavior (SUPRE-MISS) from Campinas, Brazil.

Autor: Stefanello S; Department of Medical Psychology and Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil. sabrinas@fcm.unicamp.br, Cais CF, Mauro ML, Freitas GV, Botega NJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) [Braz J Psychiatry] 2008 Jun; Vol. 30 (2), pp. 139-43. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Dec 20.
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462006005000063
Abstrakt: Objective: To identify sociodemographic, psychosocial and clinical differences between men and women who attempted suicide and were seen at a university general hospital.
Method: This is a non-controlled cross-sectional study, sub-project of the Multisite Intervention Study on Suicidal Behavior by the World Health Organization. A standardized interview that comprised psychometric scales was used. The comparison between genders was made by means of uni and multivariate logistic regression.
Results: 210 subjects (68.1% women) participated. Women had worse scores on the WHO Well-Being Index (p = 0.005), the Beck Depression Inventory (p = 0.01) and the Psychiatric Disability Assessment Schedule (p = 0.03). In the multivariate logistic regression, men presented more mental disorders due to alcohol and drug use (26.1% vs 7%, p = 0.02) and used alcohol at the suicide attempt more frequently (28.3% vs 16%, p = 0.03). Men reported that most of the time they had been feeling "active and vigorous" (50% vs 22%, p < 0.001). Women had had more physical and sexual abuse (27% vs 8.7%, p = 0.01).
Conclusion: There are some distinctive characteristics between men and women who attempt suicide. Such differences may also be present in the general population and suggest there is a need for further studies, as well as the adoption of different strategies in suicide prevention for men and women.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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